Movies like Bartleby
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Bartleby (2001)
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
An adaptation of Herman Melville's short story "Bartleby, the Scrivener" told in the setting of a modern office.
Style:
surreal, humorous, semi serious, art house, atmospheric, clever, realistic, witty, biting, weird ...
Plot:
insubordination, office, mysterious character, dark humor, workplace intrigue, fish out of water, workplace, boss and employee, workplace situations, office worker, fired from the job, employer employee relationship, suspense, disorder, dishonesty, power relations, sex, dog, dancing, ship, prostitute, money, police officer, cat, police ...
Time:
contemporary
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Most similar movies to Bartleby
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, realistic, witty and semi serious films with plots about satire, dark humor, suspense, storytelling, nude, workplace situations and workplace mostly in Comedy, Drama and Mystery genres. Some movies like Bartleby: The Hospital (1971), Head Office (1985), Clockwatchers (1997), Rubin and Ed (1991), Twister (1989). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A suicidal doctor struggles to find meaning in his life while a murderer stalks the halls of his hospital.
Style:
talky, clever, visually appealing, affectionate, gloomy ...
Plot:
hospital, satire, medical, suicide, murder, dark humor, suspense, medicine, midlife crisis, doctor, crime gone awry, cancer ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa
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95%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
In this comic take on big-business wheelings and dealings, an ambitious senator's son (Judge Reinhold) moves up the corporate ladder through undeserved promotions. But against his better judgment, he falls for a woman (the chairman's ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, witty, humorous, biting ...
Plot:
job promotion, workplace intrigue, boss and employee, power relations, cons and scams, workplace situations, workplace romance, rise to the top, dishonesty, workplace, business, money ...
Time:
80s
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87%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The relationship between four female temps all working for the same credit company is threatened with the arrival of a new hire, who lands a permanent position one of the women was vying for.
Style:
atmospheric, melancholic, satirical, semi serious, clever ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
office, workplace, women, friendship, existentialism, office politics, loneliness, workplace situations, heist, fighting the system, secretary, father daughter relationship ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new jersey
⇓ similarity ⇓
87%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Reclusive Rubin Farr teams up with vocal but unsuccessful multi-level salesman Ed Tuttle on a quest to bury Rubin's dead cat in the "perfect spot." Their trip takes them across Utah's desert where they have run-ins with Ed'd ...
Style:
psychotronic, surreal, buddy comedy, road movie, campy ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
road trip, desert, loner, surrealism, salesman, quirky character, travel, cat, friendship, weirdo, friends, disorder ...
Time:
90s
Place:
utah, usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
79%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
An oddball family on a Kansas farm are trapped in their farmhouse by an impending storm. The patriarch of the clan is a retired soda pop tycoon. He is currently dating a children's TV evangelist. Also living at the farm is his layabout daughter ...
Style:
humorous, sad, melancholic, clever, unusual plot structure ...
Audience:
kids, teens, girls' night
Plot:
dysfunctional family, natural disaster, police investigation, runaway, lone hero, love story, honest, chase, creativity, culture clash, redemption, fight scenes ...
Time:
80s
Place:
kansas, usa, san francisco
⇓ similarity ⇓
76%
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Movies like The Devil Wears Prada
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
"Rigoletto" retold at Christmas time in Manhattan's corporate world. Rick, an executive at Image, is a jerk to a woman applying for a job. That evening, he's out for drinks with his much younger boss, Duke, and the same women is ...
Style:
disturbing, psychological, suspenseful, clever, serious ...
Plot:
hitman, curse, office, wall street, mind game, life is a bitch, workplace intrigue, dysfunctional family, teenage life, forbidden love, parents and children, couple relations ...
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Nick is the director of a low-budget indie film. He tries to keep everything together as his production is plagued with an insecure actress, a megalomaniac star, a pretentious, beret-wearing director of photography and lousy catering. Divided in ...
Style:
surreal, humorous, funny, atmospheric, talky ...
Plot:
actor, nothing goes right, artists and showbiz, showbiz, friends, actor's life, lifestyle, satire, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, filmmaker, dark humor, filmmaking ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
65%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA, Japan, Iceland, Denmark, Germany
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
A Japanese businessman travels to Iceland and has a series of misadventures while venturing to a remote area to perform a traditional burial ritual where his parents died several years back.
Style:
road movie, bleak, humorous, stylized, non-linear ...
Plot:
culture clash, winter, samurai, nude, death, art, immortality, atheism, childhood, melancholy, glbt, brutality ...
Time:
future, 90s
Place:
japan, tokyo, paris france, texas, iceland ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
63%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
Tommy is a vacuum cleaner salesman gripped by the fever of closing the deal. He lives on puffa rice stored in his glove compartment, listens to motivation tapes of his own voice shouting 'Sell, sell, fucking sell' and his punters are up to ...
Style:
humorous, talky, realistic, semi serious, surreal ...
Plot:
odd couple, self discovery, partners, introspection, working class, fish out of water, job seeking, dark humor, contests and competitions, reluctant partners, blind ambition, workplace ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
56%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France, Japan
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Amélie, a young Belgian woman, having spent her childhood in Japan, decides to return to live there and tries to integrate in the Japanese society. She is determined to be a "real Japanese" before her year contract runs out, though it ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, witty, humorous, funny ...
Plot:
translator, workplace, culture clash, fish out of water, employer employee relationship, power relations, boss and employee, workplace intrigue, demotion, friendship, cultural difference, japanese culture ...
Time:
year 1993, year 1991, year 1990, 90s
Place:
japan, tokyo, asia, belgium
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
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Films like Office Space
Genre: Comedy
Country: Denmark, Sweden, France, Italy, Germany, Iceland
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
An IT company hires an actor to serve as the company's president in order to help the business get sold to a cranky Icelander.
Style:
surreal, talky, humorous, realistic, not serious ...
Plot:
workplace, office, dishonesty, boss and employee, comedy of errors, fish out of water, actor's life, workplace situations, actor, dark humor, husband wife relationship, employer employee relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new jersey, europe, denmark
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Josh is the consummate temp employee, avoiding all long-term connections and responsibilities, both at work and in his personal life. However, by the time his agency places him at the Schuyler & Mitchell law firm, Josh is tired of his ...
Style:
humorous, funny, stylized, satirical, absurd ...
Plot:
workplace, sarcasm, adaptation, law firm, relationships, creativity, disorder, nothing goes right, fighting the system, introspection, boss and employee, workplace situations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
san francisco, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, France
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
The Devil Wears Prada is about a young journalist who moves to New York to work in the fashion industry. Her boss however is extremely demanding and cruel and won’t let her succeed if she doesn’t fit into the high class elegant look of their ...
Style:
romantic, feel good, funny, light, realistic ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, teens
Plot:
fashion, women, city life, workplace intrigue, fashion industry, journalism, workplace situations, career woman, strong female character, relationship vs career, obnoxious boss, ambitious woman ...
Time:
year 2006, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
new york, new jersey, usa, manhattan new york city, miami ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A documentarian decides to follow the career of New York actress Lisa Picard, believing she is on the brink of fame. Instead, he bears witness to Lisa's continued, humorous, struggles as an actress, as well as the conflict that arises when ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, cynical, humorous, witty ...
Plot:
satire, rise to the top, desire for fame, ambition, best friends, actor's life, workplace, rising to stardom, lifestyle, love and romance, workplace situations, filmmaking ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: West Germany, Italy
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Tensions between members of a film crew build while they wait for the arrival of the director and star to arrive on location.
Style:
art house, campy, realistic, semi serious, talky ...
Plot:
gender bending, lgbt, hotel, filmmaking, satire, stress, drunk, gays and lesbians, actor's life, prostitute, lifestyle, gender ...
Time:
70s
Place:
europe, italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Presents a day in the life in Austin, Texas among its social outcasts and misfits, predominantly the twenty-something set, using a series of linear vignettes. These characters, who in some manner just don't fit into the establishment norms, ...
Style:
thought provoking, philosophical, surreal, cerebral, absurd ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
anarchist, anarchism, slacker, coming of age, philosophy, dream, existentialism, writers, loser, twenty something, teenager, satire ...
Time:
90s
Place:
texas, austin texas, usa, houston texas, dallas texas ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Mother (Bill Cosby), Jugs (Raquel Welch) & Speed (Harvey Keitel) work for a ambulance company competing for a L.A. city contract.
Style:
humorous, buddy movie, feel good, visually appealing, light ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
cheerleading, suspense, satire, chase, murder, paramedic, runaway, screwball, workplace, violence, hospital, brutality ...
Time:
70s, 80s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
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Genre: Comedy, Mystery
Country: France, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Dolph Springer wakes up one morning to realize he has lost the love of his life, his dog, Paul. During his quest to get Paul (and his life) back, Dolph radically changes the lives of others -- risking his sanity all the while.
Style:
surreal, experimental, not serious, humorous, philosophical ...
Plot:
surrealism, absurdism, identity crisis, pets, mysterious character, track down, disorder, lost dog, dog, existentialism, mental disorder, hipster ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
An uptight insurance man and his film-censor wife become a kinky couple's landlords.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, witty, erotic, entertaining ...
Plot:
adult filmmaking, insurance, husband wife relationship, older man younger woman relationship, family relations, dark humor, nothing goes right, couple relations, love and romance, exhibitionism, disorder, dishonesty ...
Time:
90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Peter Greenaway's first fiction feature (after the mock-documentary The Falls) made him immediately famous and was named one of the most original films of the 1980s by British critics. The action is set in the director's beloved 17th ...
Style:
atmospheric, talky, stylized, surreal, witty ...
Plot:
murder, adultery, manipulation, art, artist, boss and employee, dishonesty, power relations, society, social climbing, sexual dysfunction, social differences ...
Time:
17th century
Place:
england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Conflict arises in the small town of Holly Springs when an old woman's death causes a variety of reactions among family and friends.
Style:
witty, humorous, feel good, visually appealing, unusual plot structure ...
Plot:
loneliness, suicide, murder, investigation, death, dysfunctional family, greed, eccentricity, fantasy world, obsession, lawyer, satire ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
mississippi, usa, texas, southern usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
A junkie nurse rules the night shift at a convalescent hospital.
Style:
semi serious, cynical, humorous, realistic
Plot:
satire, workplace, dark humor, life is a bitch, dishonesty, against the rules, addiction, drug abuse, workplace situations, cons and scams, retirement home, social relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
This is the story of a marketing man and his shrink. A suicide attempt and a softball game; A PHD-toting stripper and a deranged Desert Storm vet; A giant sparerib costume and the world's largest peenis; John Woo-style violence and Steel ...
Style:
realistic, clever, not serious, humorous, witty ...
Plot:
disorder, dark humor, nothing goes right, boss and employee, workplace, self discovery, power relations, hitman, media, unfulfillment, desert, down on your luck ...
Place:
new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Three office workers strike back at their evil employers by hatching a hapless attempt to embezzle money.
Style:
funny, clever, humorous, feel good, absurd ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
workplace, office, dark humor, corporate world, computer, rebelliousness, obnoxious boss, workplace situations, embezzlement, business, cult, friendship ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
texas, austin texas, usa, dallas texas, mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Country: Canada
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A black comedy that sees a man on a business trip gets mixed up in the lives of the inhabitants of a low-rent apartment building, including a femme fatale with murder on her mind.
Style:
sexy, realistic, semi serious, humorous, suspenseful ...
Plot:
hotel, murder, small town, dark humor, intrigue, couple relations, chaos and mayhem, dishonesty, small town life, couples, frame up, male female relationship ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
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Glengarry Glen Ross similar movies
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA, UK, Japan
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Tells the comedic tale of Eddie Mannix, a fixer who worked for the Hollywood studios in the 1950s. The story finds him at work when a star mysteriously disappears in the middle of filming.
Style:
humorous, talky, surreal, stylized, witty ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
hollywood, movie star, ransom, showbiz, kidnapping, actor, dark humor, journalist, screenwriter, film industry, suspense, uncover truth ...
Time:
50s, 1930s, 1920s, 20th century, biblical epic ...
Place:
los angeles, usa, california, malibu california
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
After his entire department is outsourced, an American novelty products salesman heads to India to train his replacement.
Style:
feel good, humorous, realistic, romantic, light ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night
Plot:
workplace, self discovery, arts and culture, human nature, travel, office, fish out of water, love and romance, boss and employee, manager, corporate world, workplace romance ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india, asia, san francisco, bombay india, seattle
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Swope is the only black man on the executive board of an advertising firm, and is accidentally put in charge after the death of the chairman of the board.
Style:
surreal, mind bending, psychedelic, funny, political ...
Plot:
advertising, satire, absurdism, business, midget, advertising agency, advertising executive, employer employee relationship, husband wife relationship, ceo, board of directors, racism ...
Time:
60s
Place:
africa, new york, usa, philadelphia
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Country: France, Canada, West Germany
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
The winner (Carole Laure) of the Miss World Virginity contest marries, escapes from her masochistic husband and ends up involved in a world of debauchery.
Style:
disturbing, controversial, surreal, experimental, psychedelic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
sex, erotica, orgy, breast feeding, decadence, surrealism, dead children, woman in a bikini, ship, cat, violence, boy ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
amsterdam, paris france, france, canada, europe ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Prince Leo, last in the line of rulers of a long-deposed monarchy on continental Europe and jaded with the frenetic search for kicks with the European jet-set, returns to his father's London town house for rest.
Style:
surreal, semi serious, realistic, biting, witty ...
Plot:
satire, culture clash, disorder, injustice, estate, urban ghetto, life is a bitch, misfit, society, prostitute, fish out of water, urban ghetto life ...
Time:
60s
Place:
london, england
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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